The difference a day makes! It's the 6th of July 398 AD. We tracked Sermoff to the edge of the capitol city known as Constantinople. We were actually positioned about fifty yards away from Sermoff outside of the city's outer wall. Then like before, he just vanished into thin air, no colored smoke trail, nothing.
Lucifer let out a blood curdling scream. A purple energy sword had been silently plunged into Lucifer's back. Sermoff pulled it out and decapitated Lucifer.
"Nooooooo," both Demons screamed in unison.
"Alexander The Great," Sermoff declared pointing to the demon wearing Egyptian armor. "Funny to find you here."
Alexander was surprised that this witch had recognized him. He was sure that no one in this era should've recognized him.
Sermoff then turned and pointed toward the Demon wearing Greek armor. "And Achilles."
Well he recognized me, Achilles thought. I guess I did a pretty good job in making the world remember me.
"Wait, what," I sputtered. And up until now, I rarely if ever sputter.
I had no idea that the two demons that were accompanying me was Alexander the Great and Achilles. If I had my way these two can be my Generals.
Achilles announced, "Sermoff, you will die for that act against Lucifer."
I addressed Achilles, "you know we were going to kill him anyway. He only killed the host, not Lucifer himself."
Alexander rolled his eyes, "Achilles has a small brain."
Achilles ignored the Egyptian's remarks. His "brain" was focused elsewhere. "Can we just kill him and be done with this inconvenience to our day?"
Alexander could agree with this plan. "Fine."
Both soldiers commenced fighting Sermoff. This time Sermoff looked as though he was defending rather than attacking. As they were fighting the red smoke of Lucifer seeped out of his dead host's body and swirled into the air. The portal to Hell opened. The red smoked escaped into the portal and formed Lucifer.
"Use my power that is inside of you," Lucifer commanded, "it's your supercharge ability! The portal to Hell closed, again.
With Lucifer's final words still ringing in my ears, I immediately went over and collected the dead host's blood which still had traces of Lucifer's power for my one of my plans. I thought about what Lucifer had said. I'd better hurry before Achilles or Alexander die but that's kind of hard when every time Sermoff tries to stab Achilles it just deflects off of him or shatters.
I thought about Lucifer's parting words. I'd better hurry before Achilles or Alexander die during their battle with Sermoff. Easier said than done. It appeared that every time Sermoff tries to stab Achilles, the blade either deflects off of him or shatters.
"Come on Draven," Alexander shouts. "Use Lucifer's power that's inside you."
"What," I asked wondering if he was referring to what Lucifer had just said.
"Lucifer's power!" Alexander shouted. "You are a god; how do you not know this?"
"I do," I replied. "I just never used it before."
"Aw come on Draven, just feel it flow through you. From what I understand, it will only last about a minute."
I had nothing to lose, or did I? Nevertheless, I concentrated, a massive surge of power flowed through me. My hand glowed with a bright red hue and I watched in fascination as this red traveled through my veins and up into my eyes (a vampire thing).
My eyes glowed brighter than usual. This brighter light literally grew outwards from my back creating a pair of red light constructed angel wings. Suddenly, the glowing red veins stopped glowing.
That's when the three of them, Sermoff, Achilles and Alexander stopped flighting.
"That is beautiful," echoed both Alexander and Achilles.
My constructed red wings disappeared, and my light dimmed.
Sermoff screamed, "No! He warned that this might happen!"
He turned and tried to fleenbut before he could even lift his foot a few inches off the ground. I was staring directly into his wild eyes. It pays to possess super speed that was enhanced on occasions such as ones like this. Sermoff's eyes widened. I grabbed him by his boney throat and lifted him into the air. Tried as it might, he could not wiggle out of my ironclad grasp.
"Now you, well, never mind the name calling, you will threaten me no more." My hand holding Sermoff glowed bright red. He let out a low pitched, hoarse scream. His eyes and mouth glowed bright red, he actually looked like a flashlight was in his head. Then he exploded into millions of teeny tiny bits and pieces. Yuck.
Alexander yelled, "finally."
As he said that I felt my supercharge ability slowly fade away and disappear. Why was it so short?
"Finally?" I asked. "It's not like we have been fighting him for years."
Alexander ignored me as he looked at his finger nails.
Achilles chimed in, "well, he's dead. I think we should take leave now since the danger has passed."
Achilles liked being in Hell more than Earth. He just wanted to go back since he held a high position there.
Atthis moment I was reflecting on the fact that I had just absorbed the Hell (Lucifer's gift) energies plus Sermoff's energies after he exploded. I quickly calculated that I probably possessed enough energy for two. Lucky me. I just hope this won't bother Lucifer too much.
Answering Achilles, I said, "I don't think so."
"What?" Achilles said.
"Why don't you, stay," I said with a devilish smile plastered on my face.
"Why?" replied both of the demons in unison. Their guard went up.
I looked around. From where I was, I could see the river and the first wall of the capital City of Constantinople, so beautiful. What I was about to do at my power will be super dangerous but if I was successful, I would achieve such power. I then looked back at them both.
"As you both are well aware, when Lucifer's host along with Sermoff died, it shot out a lot of energy which I absorbed.
"And?" Achilles said his eyes narrowing, "what about it?
"I have obtained enough energy," I said while plastering my hands together in excitement for what I was about to do next.
I sent out a energy signal to my Primaral Gods. That's when out of nowhere Death Dealer and Elemental appeared. Death Dealer shot energy into the sky which created a sky shield and Elemental summoned the winds and placed the wind shield against the sky shield.
"What, what are you doing?" Asked Alexander while his eyes glowed red.
"I don't need to tell you," I said.
Smoke started to emanate from their bodies.
"But I think you can guess what I am about to do."
Achilles flickered, clearly trying to teleport but couldn't. At the same time black smoke came out of Alexander's mouth and his body then turned into smoke. The smoke stream went up toward the shield. When the smoke touched the shield, it shot him flying downward toward the ground.
The smoke reformed back into the body of Alexander and the rest of it went into his mouth. In the moment fear was coursing through their thoughts. Both of the demons went into their defensive positions.
"You will not get away with this!" Achilles roared. "I am a Demon General!"
"That's the question, isn't it?" I asked. I then continued, "Will I get away with it or not? I know what I'm going to say. Achilles and Alexander the Great … Your lives are mine now!"
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